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South Bridge Edinburgh: residents say the city centre street’s pavements are not wide enough to handle high footfall in the area

Residents say pedestrian conditions on South Bridge are 'the worst in Scotland'

Quinn's mum Teri said her smile 'lights up a room'.

Toddler with rare condition has smile which 'lights up the room', says mum

The woman was involved in a collision with a cyclist earlier this week at Horse Wynd, outside the Scottish Parliament.

Woman, 66, dies in hospital after being hit by bike outside Scottish Parliament

Stage Door Entertainment co-founders, Tommie Travers and Aidan O’Brien said: “Not only are we thrilled to be producing our first pantomime together, we also are excited to be staging it in partnership with Portobello Town Hall - a venue and space we've been eager to use for years."

Portobello pantomime company to hold open auditions for paid leading roles

An immaculately presented, one-bedroom, first-floor, factored apartment, forming part of an iconic converted 19th-century whisky distillery.

Modern flat inside former whisky distillery for sale

The number 21 Lothian bus had a window smashed by youths at Niddrie Mains Road on Thursday afternoon.

Gang of teenagers 'stood and laughed' after smashing bus window

The couple won compensation

Couple win £6000 compensation for 'severe' damp in flat

The strategic plan for Holyrood Park published by Historic Environment Scotland says steps will be taken 'to very substantially reduce, or remove all, vehicular through traffic from the park'. Picture: Ian Georgeson.

Traffic ban in park 'could increase congestion'

Property consultancy JLL has hoisted the 'for sale' sign for the former department store in one of Scotland's most famous locations (file image). Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.

Former Debenhams on Edinburgh's Princes Street put on sale by owner L&G

Edinburgh Festivals

The new National Theatre of Scotland production Dracula: Mina's Reckoning is at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen until 9 September and will then tour around Scotland until 14 October. Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic

Theatre, dance and opera companies warn over ‘wilful demise’ of culture sector
Arts organisations tells MSPs they are at ‘breaking point’

Actor Ewen Bremner.

Brian Cox, Ewen Bremner and Jack Lowden back new campaign to revive Filmhouse

An image from the Scottish coming-of-age romantic comedy film Gregory’s Girl was projected onto the Filmhouse building after its closure last October. Picture: Jane Barlow

Fundraising campaign underway to revamp and reopen Edinburgh’s Filmhouse cinema

The Filmhouse could reopen next year

Filmhouse revival looks much more likely and realistic – Brian Ferguson

Some of the acts appearing at the first Leith Comedy Festival next month. Clockwise from top left: Joe McTernan, Jamie MacDonald, Billy Kirkwood, Marjolein Robertson, Fiona Herbert, Rosalind Romer, Liam Withnail and Giulia Galastro.

Brand new Leith Comedy Festival coming soon

Traffic and Travel

Lord Provost Robert Aldridge’s luxury civic cars are often seen waiting to pick him up for engagements outside the City Chambers.

Lord Provost's cars could be banned from the City Chambers

E-bike companies Lime and Dott have both expressed interest in running a cycle hire scheme for Edinburgh.

Cycle hire scheme could be reborn

Preparations for Edinburgh's Low Emission Zone will see warning signs going up in October and enforcement cameras installed later this year and early in 2024.

LEZ signs and cameras coming soon - but support falling

The Avanti West Coast service was cancelled mid-journey Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Passenger describes 'insane' journey in taxi after train cancelled

Could ferry services soon by coming to Rosyth or Leith? Stock photo by John Devlin.

Support for Scotland to Europe ferry link

The Edinburgh tram inquiry report comes five years after the public hearings finished.

Tram inquiry held powerful people to account

Crime

Police say the disturbance took place in Winton Place, Tranent, on the evening of Monday, September 25.

Police appeal for witnesses to Tranent disturbance

Police issued this image of a man they believe may be able to assist with their inquiries into the incident on an X55 bus from Dunfermline to Edinburgh on October 12, 2022.

Police appeal over year-old incident

Fire engines on the scene at the hotel on North Bridge.

City centre road closed as firefighters attend hotel call

Wiktor Ulewicz was last seen in the Queen Street area of Edinburgh a week ago.

Concern growing for missing man last seen a week ago

The man was due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court over the two thefts.

Man charged over thefts of two vehicles which later crashed

Antonio Pollio sentenced to four years and three months

Man jailed for four years for sexual offence

Weather

Edinburgh is set to be battered by high winds and rain as Storm Agnes hits.

When Storm Agnes will hit as city braced for high winds and rain

Heavy Rain to hit Edinburgh Photo: Lisa Ferguson

Heavy rain to hit as weather warning issued

Business

The Scottish cohort selected for Lisbon attended a launch at sponsor Johnston Carmichael in Edinburgh, alongside Foras co-founders Dec McLaughlin, Caro Melendez, and Nick Murray. Picture: contributed.

Delegation of 48 Scots selected for entrepreneurship-focused visit to Lisbon

Novarum CEO Neil Polwart says the team has 'some exciting possibilities in the pipeline'. Picture: contributed.

Edinburgh-based diagnostics specialist Novarum taken over in MBO

Mohammad Abbas with daughter Arisha (10) at the Scottish Asian Restaurant Awards 2023 where both his restaurants - Bo'ness Spice and Cilantro in Edinburgh - picked up awards.

Double awards success for Indian curry king

Politics

Julia Grindley addressed councillors in the City Chambers. Image: City of Edinburgh Council.

Schoolchildren absent due to uniform 'shame'

Stock photo of damage caused in Pilton in 2017 on bonfire night. Photo by Lisa Ferguson.

Youths taken on taxpayer-funded Alton Towers trip

The plaque removed from the Melville monument in St Andrew Square said Henry Dundas was “instrumental in deferring the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade”. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Council demands return of plaque removed from Melville monument

Campaigners protest outside the Scottish Parliament against the short-term let licensing scheme. They claim it will see many accommodation businesses close. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

'Only 14 short-term let businesses in Capital granted licences'

UK Trending

The train drivers' union says the timing of the strikes was not aimed as disrupting Tory members attending their annual conference

Union says Tory accusations inspired train strike targeting conference

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images.

Betrayal of the North: Boris Johnson hits out at PM on HS2

September 15 EuroMillions jackpot yet to be claimed; could it be you?

Legendary Flying Scotsman crashes in station - two injured

Tupac Shakur in a scene from the film 'Gridlock'd', 1997. (Photo by Gramercy Pictures/Getty Images)

Duane “Keffe D” Davis charged with shooting Tupac dead

Emergency services at the scene of a coach crash on the M53 motorway, between junction 5 at Ellesmere Port and junction 4 at Bebbington.

Two dead in Liverpool M53 bus crash

Environment

While we know second hand is a great option, there’s also plenty that can be done when you buy new clothes to help the environment too. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Being fashionable as well as sustainable

End Fossil Fuels Scotland demonstrators held a protest in Edinburgh yesterday. Marching from the Mound to the Scottish Parliament. Here they are pictured marching down the Royal Mile towards Holyrood.

Climate change protest - in pictures

People

Irvine Welsh's classic novel Trainspotting, which was later turned into a film, was almost entirely written in Edinburgh (or more accurately Leith) slang

A to Z of Edinburgh slang words and phrases
Edinburgh has a language of all its own – or at least that’s how it must seem to outsiders.

Edinburgh natives love a good chippy - especially after a night on the town. And the locals like to enjoy their deep-fried delights with chippy sauce.

You're not really from Edinburgh if you haven't...

Rank within Edinburgh: 1. Rank within Scotland: 9. % pupils passing 5 or more Highers: 70%.

Edinburgh high schools ranked best to worst

Sheena Skinner portrait

Spa Spy: Detox Health Beauty event comes to Edinburgh's One Spa

Police have renewed their appeal for information to help trace Martin Sinnett, 70, after establishing that he was seen around 8.30pm on Monday, September 25, walking southwards on Restalrig Road.

Fresh appeal after new information on missing man, 70

Education

Thinking about a post-graduate course in a profession that can really make a difference to people’s lives? Picture – supplied.

Ad Feature Learn how to be an OT or a physio at Edinburgh Napier

School support workers, who are members of Unison, on the picket line at Royal Mile Primary School in Edinburgh. Jane Barlow/PA Wire

In pictures: Strike brings picket lines to city schools

Strikes in 24 of Scotland’s local authorities are set to go ahead this week after councils and a trade union failed to reach an agreement over the weekend.

Edinburgh schools to shut for three days this week

Pentland Primary School

A look at past Primary 7 class photos to take you back to school days

An artist's impression of the new Wester Hailes High School. Image: City of Edinburgh Council.

Plans approved for new high school ‘superblock’

School strikes set to go ahead next week

Council apology to parents over school strikes

Health

The UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow has been given approval. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK's first drug consumption room gets approval to open in Glasgow

The cuts to be considered could include the closure of care homes. Picture: Donald MacLeod

‘Dread and fear’ over further care cuts

Craig and Debbie Stephens from Portobello have appeared on many television shows in the past and often go by their stage names 'Z' and 'Saffire'.

Couple to appear on Channel 5 TV series

Edinburgh mum Debbie Young (right) pictured with her daughter Raechel Waterston.

Heartbroken mum tells of how daughter's organs saved lives

Opinion

The passenger experience at Arrivals, when we are not spending money, is routinely grim, says Vladimir McTavish

​When your holiday ends at Edinburgh Airport, it’s frankly difficult not to comp...

Singer Jarvis Cocker of Pulp - In the mid-90s students were coming into Avalanche to buy “the first Pulp album” after the huge success of Different Class

​Pulp Hogmanay concert can bring back ‘the old days’ - Kevin Buckle

Liz Truss has not lost her talent for verbal slapstick, says Vladimir McTavish

Hopefully Suella will soon join Liz in dustbin of history - Vladimir McTavish

The new bakers in the Great British Bake-Off tent. From left, Josh, Nicky, Amos, Cristy, Dana, Rowan, Saku, Matty, Tasha, Abbi, Keith, Dan (Picture: Channel 4/Love Productions/Mark Bourdillon)

So nice to see the Bake-Off back

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